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CRCT AFRICA TARGETS
1What is the major physical barrier on the
continent of Africa?
a. Black Sea
b. Sahara Desert
c. Horn of Africa
d. Indian Ocean
Sahara Desert
2Which of Africa’s, major rivers is located in
Central Africa?
a. Zambezi River
b. Nile River
c. Congo River
d. Niger River
Congo River
3Why might the people of Cote d’Ivoire be
concerned with desertification?
a. Increased pesticides
b. Decreased farmland
c. Growing forests
d. Increase in the Sahel
Decreased farmland
4Which statement about deforestation is true?
a. Good for soil
b. Cannot be reversed
c. Helpful to native animal species
d. Can cause flash floods
Can cause flash floods
5What is the BEST way to fight deforestation?
a. Desertification
b. Protecting coastline
c. Planting trees
d. Irrigation
Planting trees
6Which statement BEST describes the result of
fertile soil along the Niger River?
a. East Africa is the population center of Africa.
b. South Africa is the population center of Africa
c. North Africa is the population center of Africa
d. West Africa is the population center of Africa
West Africa is the population center of
Africa
7Swahili refers to a people, a culture of trade,
and a language. Which two cultures does Swahili embrace?
a. Bantu and Arabic
b. Arabic and Islamic
c. Ethiopian and Egyptian
d. Arabic and Persian
Bantu and Arabic
8Where in Central/West Africa would you find
the leading agricultural zone?
a. Sahara
b. Sahel
c. Rainforests
d. Savannahs
Rainforests
9Who was the white South African leader
responsible for ending apartheid?
a. Nelson Mandela
b. Jomo Kenyatta
c. Julius Nyere
d. F.W. de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk
10At the Berlin Conference, European nations
agreed to divide up the African continent. What was the main goal of the European nations?
a. Gain control of natural resources
b. Gain new markets for manufactured goods
c. Gain religious missionary work
d. Gain land for new citizens
Gain control of natural resources
11What physical feature is important to Egypt’s
trade?
a. Atlas Mountains
b. Suez Canal
c. Rocky Mountains
d. Lake Victoria
Suez Canal
12Which African country is MOST affected by the
AIDS epidemic?
a. Egypt
b. South Africa
c. Sudan
d. Morocco
South Africa
13What destination was most common for
enslaved Africans?
a. Zambia
b. Australia
c. India
d. Americas
Americas
14How could the condition of a slave ship BEST
be described?
a. Pleasant
b. Dangerous
c. Safe
d. Decent
Dangerous
15Which of these statements BEST describes
the reason for European colonization of Africa?
a. Europeans wanted to see African wildlife
b. European cities were overcrowded
c. Europeans wanted raw materials not available in Europe
d. Europeans were tired of wars
Europeans wanted raw materials not available in
Europe
16All of these are positive impacts of European
colonization of Africa EXCEPT?
a. Hospitals
b. Schools
c. Roads
d. Wars
Wars
17Why did Africans want independence from
Europeans powers?
a. European languages were confusing
b. They did not like Europeans
c. They wanted to fight each other instead of Europeans
d. They wanted control of their own governments
They wanted control of their own governments
18What did the African nationalist movements
fight for?
a. Wealth
b. Colonies
c. Independence
d. New friends
Independence
19Who is Nelson Mandela?
a. Leader of the National Party
b. First European to arrive in South Africa
c. First president elected by democratic election
d. Last president during apartheid
First president elected by democratic election
20Under apartheid, people of different races had
to do all of the following EXCEPT?
a. Register their race with the government
b. Work with people of different races
c. Live only with people of their own race
d. Use separate services & buildings
Work with people of different races
21Food shortages can be caused by all of the
following EXCEPT?
a. Lack of food on the planet
b. Wars
c. Droughts
d. Poor food distribution
Lack of food on the planet
22Civil war may be caused by all of the following
EXCEPT?
a. Racism
b. Historical conflicts
c. Peace treaties
d. Economic differences
Peace treaties
23The Pan-African movement called for what
among black people?
a. Genocide
b. Unity
c. Disease
d. Food
Unity
24What are new technologies, new factories, and
new machinery examples of in economics?
a. Human capital
b. Natural resources
c. Capital goods
d. Economic systems
Capital goods
25What is an entrepreneur?
a. Head of state in control of resources
b. A dictator
c. Person in charge of international trade
d. Person who takes risks starting a new business
Person who takes risks starting a new business
26Which statement about the Aswan High dam is
true?
a. Caused oil spills
b. Cleaned up the Nile River
c. Helped farming
d. Slowed the flow of the Nile River
Slowed the flow of the Nile River
27All of the following are examples of natural
trade barriers EXCEPT?
a. Mountains
b. Deserts
c. Rivers
d. Rainforests
Rivers
28Diamonds are one of Africa’s natural
resources. What is another?
a. Oil
b. Tobacco
c. Spices
d. Chocolate
Oil
29Education, training, and healthcare are all
examples of what in economics?
a. Investments in human capital
b. Natural resources
c. Capital goods
d. Entrepreneurs
Investments in human capital
30Which of the following factors is the greatest
risk to Africa’s stability today?
a. Border disputes
b. Apartheid
c. Pan-Africanism
d. AIDS
AIDS